FOXPRO Black Jack Predator Decoy

I have not had an opportunity to use this in the woods yet, but I tested it for range and functionality around my house. First, it functions with my Foxpro caller remote control without a hitch. You can be a considerable distance from it and still have the signal picked up. It came well packaged and all of the parts were there and undamaged. The wire for hooking it up to the caller was also provided along with batteries. The decoy looks realistic for its purpose. Keep in mind that it is a distraction for predators and is not meant to look like any particular animal. This was made to fool coyote and fox - not wildlife biologists. it provides plenty of jerky movements and tail switching to easily resemble a furry creature in distress. It seems durable enough if some reasonable care is shown in handling it and putting it in place. It is not made from rebar and cast iron or it couldn't provide the realistic twitching and movement. Just be careful pushing the base in the ground or stuffing the unit into the back of your hunting coat. All in all another great product from Foxpro at a great price.

A++++ seller, Exactly what I wanted, came in the original "sealed" package, works perfectly!! Typical quality you can expect from Foxpro verses other Predator Call manufacturers. My only suggestion for Amazon and customers would be, when you reviewing this item, under the "Frequently Bought Together" or the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" sections would be to add a "3.5mm Stereo Patch Cable - 6 foot" which is needed to attach the decoy to your FoxPro predator call so the decoy can be controlled remotely. FoxPro makes a great product and always focused on quality. I feel most people rather spend the extra money on a "quality" product that performs like it should verse those people who don't and rather save a few bucks and later wish they had spent the extra money on a quality product.

The price was right. I had trouble with the battery compartment as others did. I bent the contacts further apart to give the battery more room and that solved the problem. The motor is also a little on the loud side. Needs some insulation around the housing. I bought this for my 3 week winter Wyoming coyote hunt and have yet to actually field-test it. I like the action it puts out and the fact that it works with the auxiliary function on my Fox-bang. I'll give a real-world report after I actually use it.

Decoy worked alright when it worked. Sometimes it wouldn't work and you would have to shake the battery compartment. Maybe my batteries just didn't have enough juice in them. Be very careful when putting the decoy back in the pack or leaving your set because its easy to lose the small wire, like I did the first week I had it. To get a new one you must call foxpro and order a new one, they do not have the replacement part online yet. The topper seems a little cheesy and flimsy. Don't know how long it will last when running hard, and the replacements are pretty expensive, however there are aftermarket toppers that look just as good and cost a lot less.

The topper looks good, however the motor that moves the decoy is extremely loud. On a quiet day, 5mph wind, I could hear the decoy motor from approximately 80 yards away. If I can hear it, you know a predator can def hear it from a long distance away.In my opinion you should spend the extra money and get a good decoy. If you happen to have a Foxpro call go with the decoy that goes with your call if possible. I have the Shockwave with the attachable decoy which is silent as it moves. I purchased the Blackjack to compliment my Shockwave decoy, unfortunately it's way too loud to use in the field. On a windy day it's possibly a go, but on a calm day it's def a no go in my opinion.

Well I spent about 30 hours total trying to get some local Coyotes to come in I set up about 150 yards from to call and it worked well hooked to the FoxPro wildfire 2 Call. The little breeze was in my face most of the time if there was a breeze. It looked neat, flipping around. the motor seemed noisier than I would thought it should but what do I know I could get a Coyote to come in.

Quality is not that great for the price. One of the batteries can't be all the way seated for it to work. But other than that it works and does the job. Slightly better quality than the other decoys I own or have seen. But nobody seems to be setting the bar very high on quality versus price. I say the quality should be in the $20 range.

The batteries don't quite fit right. I have to have one battery half way out or it will not work. If I put the battery all the way in it will not work. Not sure what that's all about.